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Napoleon55:
All these first games and the entire group stage are just gra gra,the real world cup starts after all these initial gra gra

World Cup dey start from matchday 3 normally, when teams are fighting for qualification into the knockout rounds.

mostob:
Morocco will dominate African football

We have been hearing this statement for 5 years now. Their women team lost two finals in a row. The reason why Morocco got to the last Afcon final was because of the unserious players we paraded. Even their cheating couldn't save them.

Infrastructure? Yes
Talent poaching? Yes

I'm not going to let the hate watch prevent me from giving them kudos sha. They play excellent and slick football but that doesn't translate to automatic domination.
TBH, Brazil were poor yesterday too.

Thank you oo

I suspected Brazil would struggle in their opening match with Morocco when I watched the highlights with Egypt. They were equally uninspiring in that game as well.

Hopefully they can pick form in the games against Scotland and Haiti.

9JAMac10:
Scotland vs haiti is the perfect example of 2 countries that shouldn’t make it LOL most boring 23 minutes of my life holy shit. wtf are these 2 teams playing for seriously 😂

The tournament went to shit after the expansion. Going back to 32 teams or even 24 sef will fix all this rubbish.

Tessyy1701:
Don't mind them... Very delulu set of people. Qatar that has played more world cup than Italy in the last 2 world cup.

Qatar >>> Italy
Qatar >>>>>>>>> Nigeria

Wait. Is this sarcasm? Not sure at the moment. 😂😂😂

SymphonyRad:
Chelle had better start getting the likes of Femi Azeez, Zadok and Suleiman Sani ready for first team football starting from the next AFCON, after that Ayyoud Bouaddi Michelin performance at 18, the argument that a player is too young to take a risk on should be tagged as redundant...if you're good enough, you're old enough (footballistically speaking btw).

Thank you!!!

JohnBullMySon:
You really believe that USMNT will get to the semis?

Don’t get your hopes high.

Well, let's see. Anything can happen though.

JohnBullMySon:
Lol. You must be joking.

Enlighten me

USA looked like they were coached by Eric Chelle 😁.

On a serious note though, this USA look like they'll be a serious problem. I can see them reaching the quarterfinals and maybe even beating their previous 2002 best finish.

Odunayaw:
PK shootout na beat?

I tire. Shootout that we already won easily thanks to Nwabali. Na our players go dey zuzu.

Yesterday was the most beautiful hatewatch I've ever had.

Hilarious game from two shambolic teams. South Africa completely collapsed, made history by getting two players booked on the first match of World Cup opening, gave us brand new memes with Zwane and Sithole,...

I couldn't have asked for a better start to the tournament. No be to qualify for World Cup, you go fit turn up? 😂😂

minfelix:
I swear…i watched it and i was really emotional and loved the Africanness in it…Wished it was super eagles

Tinubu 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

That man will never stop getting me riled up.

SymphonyRad:
That's the only thing I genuinely like about them, their national anthem is actually truly beautiful and sends chills down your body until you remember they are xenophobic losers

No be only them get the anthem sha.

About 4-5 countries in South to Eastern Africa get am too. I think Namibia and Tanzania are among. It's something to do with their collective history in Southern Africa. You can research it if you have time.

I remember Tanzania specifically from their match against us this last AFCON. That's when I connected the dots.

Sugarboyy:
I pray he scores an own goal today and Mexico beat them 3 nil

He go be our secret agent. The saboteur 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I guess I'll post this here too:

At the 2026 USCAMEX FIFA World Cup,

Countries I'm rooting hard for:
Brazil, England, Japan

Countries I have a soft spot for (but won't hurt me if they lose):
Korea Republic, Mexico, USA, Canada, Turkiye, Australia, Senegal, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq

Countries I simply don't care about:
Czech Republic, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Switzerland, Qatar, Scotland, Haiti, Paraguay, Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Germany, Curacao, Netherlands, Sweden, Tunisia, Belgium, Iran, New Zealand, Spain, Cape Verde, Uruguay, France, Algeria, Jordan, Austria, Portugal, Norway, Uzbekistan, Croatia, Panama

Countries I hate and I'm actively rooting against to fail:
South Africa, Morocco

Countries I like but I'm rooting against anyway for the banter:
Ghana, Argentina, DR Congo

I think that about covers it.

USA vs Iran is a fixture I'd like to see sha. 😂😂

Heck yeah, let's go!

Brazil, England and Japan are my teams for the tourney.

lbrichman2:
Bro..
You sat down and composed this?
Omo you try o

Wetin be compose? E no long like that abeg calm down. 😂😂

At the 2026 USCAMEX FIFA World Cup,

Countries I'm rooting hard for:
Brazil, England, Japan

Countries I have a soft spot for (but won't hurt me if they lose):
Korea Republic, Mexico, USA, Canada, Turkiye, Australia, Senegal, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq

Countries I simply don't care about:
Czech Republic, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Switzerland, Qatar, Scotland, Haiti, Paraguay, Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Germany, Curacao, Netherlands, Sweden, Tunisia, Belgium, Iran, New Zealand, Spain, Cape Verde, Uruguay, France, Algeria, Jordan, Austria, Portugal, Norway, Uzbekistan, Croatia, Panama

Countries I hate and I'm actively rooting against to fail:
South Africa, Morocco

Countries I like but I'm rooting against anyway for the banter:
Ghana, Argentina, DR Congo

I think that about covers it.

It's a miracle we haven't conceded again already. I can feel it coming.

Goke7:
We have goals in this game if only our main attackers showed up, the chances we had may have been converted by a Lookman

True that

Omo the way I'm seeing this game ehn
Unbeaten streak o ti lor 😂

Even if we lose, at least let it be honorable. Like 1-0, 2-1. I no wan come dey see 4-1 or 5-1. 🤧

mank1234:

Your brain is filled with idiotic football fantasy that on the left side nothing is right and on the right side nothing is left.

Boring, worn out one-liner that you clearly borrowed from Google.

Firstly, that declaration that you must win is disrespectful to teams that have outclassed you in recent times.

This is a particularly stupid assertion. Saying "I must win" is a statement or declaration of intent that doesn't necessarily intend to undermine the capacity of whoever I'm challenging. It's me setting a standard for myself. An objective to accomplish. I'm not sure what warped sense of reasoning has contorted it into an insult in your mind. Maybe stop projecting your own insecurities and inadequacies on other people.

Secondly, until a match is played, you cannot be so certain of the outcome. Go ask France in 2002. Go ask Spain in 2014. Go ask Germany in 2018. In 2022, I wanted us to meet Ghana in the playoff because player for player we were better, but the result was disappointing after my wish can true.

Again, it wasn't a prediction. Everyone who has read that comment so far (except YOU) appears to have come to the same conclusion that it was NOT an outright prediction. Reading comprehension is clearly a challenge for you, but please don't suffer me with your challenges, especially if you're not going to be polite enough to ask me to break things down for you.

Thirdly, you believe your team is numero uno. You're not among the 10 teams representing Africa yet you're still arrogant.

Arrogance =/= aspiration or belief statement. I'm appalled that I have to point this out to an adult (I'm assuming here that you are)

Lastly, I won't dignify you with any further response. From your response, I know where you belong and I won't allow you to drag me to your level

Works for me. I derive no joy from reading whatever nonsense you have to say. It's no fun defending myself from people twisting what I'm saying to make puerile points they've pulled out of their backside.

mostob:
I see nothing wrong in what he said here.
Looking at how our last 3 AFCONs ended, he is right to set a target. His statement here is more of aspiration rather than boastful.
It's non negotiate. We must win the coming AFCON because we have what it takes. We're even stronger now squad-wise.

My brother I tire. And I even talk am for English.

So please.. Make both of you settle. Una two na big men here. Men of big titles. Men of timber and calibre.

Timber ko Timberlake ni 😂

mank1234:
Not supprise. Typical of gutter football fan. Always antagonistic and full of insults.

"We MUST win it. And every African team we jam must collect heavy beating from us next edition.

And I want us to jam at least two of these teams -- Morocco, DR Congo and South Africa -- on our way to the title. We have serious scores to settle with them."

How is above quoted text a wish? It's full of boasting. Anything can happen in a football match. There's no certainty that we will beat the aforementioned teams even if we parade the best squad.

Firstly, you even misquoted my intent to make a point that doesn't land. I never said it was guaranteed, I said it MUST happen. That's a target, not a prophecy.

Second, the fact that you can't tell the difference between an arrogant or boastful comment and one of aspiration is simply a stark indication of how unbelievably stew.peed some of you guys on this thread are, rushing to quote people's posts to give absolutely stew.peed takes that nobody asked for.

And you even had the guts to talk about antagonism. Read your absolutely 🧠 dead comment that you initially sent to me and tell me if my response to you wasn't warranted. Rubbish!

charlesemeka85:
Leicester Imterested Wrexham super eagles goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo

God forbid bad thing.

mank1234:
Is it you that will play? Those countries will stroll on the pitch, abi?

Sometimes make of some of una dey engage una brain before you talk. No be by force to put mouth.

What's even the point of your reply? So if I don't play, I don't have any right to wish my national team well?

Just went back to watch the highlights of the previous two AFCONS and how close we came in both, and the heartbreak that followed.

Abeg this country don too suffer. AFCON 2027 is non-negotiable. We MUST win it. And every African team we jam must collect heavy beating from us next edition.

And I want us to jam at least two of these teams -- Morocco, DR Congo and South Africa -- on our way to the title. We have serious scores to settle with them.

Mujtahida:
Those Scandinavian countries are bad ooo. Underestimate them at your own peril.

We tend to get good results against them sha. Historically.

Only exception was that 4-1 drubbing by Denmark in France '98. 😖

I like this Imuran girl. Very solid.

Suddenly Norway remembers how to string passes and now they equalize.

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